Thursday , 2 July 2026

Bristol City FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Bristol City FC
4 – 2
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sat 14 Jan 2023 · 15:00 UTC Ashton Gate HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 12' Kevin Long
Cameron Pring 33' Y
Antoine Semenyo 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Bristol City FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at Ashton Gate.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

4
2
8
Bristol City FC 14 games · Avg 2.5 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-01-14 Bristol City FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC 2022-10-08 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Bristol City FC 2022-03-05 Bristol City FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 2021-11-02 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Bristol City FC 2021-03-13 Birmingham City FC 0–3 Bristol City FC

Recent Form

Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jan Birmingham City FC H 4–2 W
08 Jan Swansea City AFC H 1–1 D
01 Jan Coventry City FC A 1–1 D
29 Dec Millwall FC A 0–0 D
26 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–2 L
17 Dec Stoke City FC H 1–2 L
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jan Bristol City FC A 2–4 L
02 Jan Middlesbrough FC H 1–3 L
30 Dec Hull City AFC H 0–1 L
27 Dec Burnley FC A 0–3 L
16 Dec Reading FC H 3–2 W
10 Dec Blackpool FC A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Bristol City FC Birmingham City FC
#12 Position #10
62 Points 64
46 Played 46
17 / 11 / 18 W / D / L 17 / 13 / 16
59 Scored 57
59 Conceded 56
+0 GD +1
1.35 PPG 1.39
37% Win % 37%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Bristol City FC are 12th (62 pts). Birmingham City FC are 10th (64 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Ashton Gate. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Krystian Bielik is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Birmingham City FC.
  • 10' Bristol City FC have won 433 goals from 387 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 12' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Kevin Long.
  • 17' Antoine Semenyo has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 17 minutes.
  • 21' Nahki Wells adds to his 0 season tally! Bristol City FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 26' It is a cagey affair so far. Bristol City FC in their trying to find a way past Birmingham City FC's compact .
  • 31' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 33' Cameron Pring picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 34' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Troy Deeney makes it 2-1.
  • 39' Lukas Jutkiewicz, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 44' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 44 minutes.
  • 47' Against the run of play, Mark Sykes has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 52' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 57' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Robert Atkinson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 59' The crowd applauds Dion Sanderson as he leaves the pitch. Reda Khadra steps in for Birmingham City FC.
  • 64' Hannibal Mejbri is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bristol City FC tonight.
  • 66' GOAL! Mark Sykes scores on 66.
  • 67' The whistle greets Alex Scott as he departs to be replaced by Joe Williams.
  • 72' Birmingham City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Scott Hogan is replaced by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
  • 76' Reda Khadra makes no mistake. The score reads 4-2 and Birmingham City FC are in front.
  • 79' The crowd applauds Nahki Wells as he leaves the pitch. Samuel Bell steps in for Bristol City FC.
  • 84' Another change for Bristol City FC made on 84 minute. Kal Naismith leaves to be changed by Jay Dasilva.
  • 89' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cameron Pring, as he is very good at scoring at Ashton Gate with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 90' Bristol City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Pearson

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lukas Jutkiewicz 3
Scott Hogan 2
Auston Trusty 2
Antoine Semenyo 2
Famara Diedhiou 2
Mark Sykes 2
Gary Gardner 2
Nico Gordon 1

Head to Head

2023-01-14 Bristol City FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC 2022-10-08 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Bristol City FC 2022-03-05 Bristol City FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 2021-11-02 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Bristol City FC 2021-03-13 Birmingham City FC 0–3 Bristol City FC

Bristol City FC Form

2023-01-14 Bristol City FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC W 2023-01-08 Bristol City FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2023-01-01 Coventry City FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2022-12-29 Millwall FC 0–0 Bristol City FC D 2022-12-26 Bristol City FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2022-12-17 Bristol City FC 1–2 Stoke City FC L

Birmingham City FC Form

2023-01-14 Bristol City FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC L 2023-01-02 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-12-30 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Hull City AFC L 2022-12-27 Burnley FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L 2022-12-16 Birmingham City FC 3–2 Reading FC W 2022-12-10 Blackpool FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.75 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC47% Draw25% Birmingham City FC28%
Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.16
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
53%
Bristol City FC or Birmingham City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol City FC33% Draw43% Birmingham City FC24%
Actual: Bristol City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted
4 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
7.1%
1 – 0
6.7%
2 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 0
5.9%
0 – 1
5.2%
3 – 1
5.1%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
3.7%
3 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 20% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 16% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.